'Deep Stain On History': Critics Shred Trump Over 'Sickening' Move On His First Day
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The president fulfilled one of his most divisive promises just hours after taking office.
Critics are calling out President Donald Trump for issuing pardons to roughly 1,500 rioters who attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, including many convicted of violent crimes such as assaulting police officers.
“I have been betrayed by my country, and I have been betrayed by those that supported Donald Trump,” Michael Fanone, a former District of Columbia police officer who was attacked by the mob, said on CNN. “Whether you voted for him because he promised these pardons or for some other reason, you knew that this was coming, and here we are.”
Other police officers also spoke out against the pardons, which Trump had repeatedly promised in his 2024 presidential campaign.
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